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, accessible and timely renewable energy data is essential for establishing energy plans, defining baselines and policies, monitoring progress, and attracting investment. While data collection and quality has improved over the last decade,…

renewable energy can no longer be looked at as a small industry. Over the last decade more and more private or private-public ventures have emerged as key players in decentralised markets. Increasing awareness of the profitability of the…

As renewables mature in early adopter countries and simultaneously expand into new markets, the question of how to best support renewable energy continues to occupy the minds of policy makers. Over the years there has been significant…

Address:Ursula Borak, Director, European and International Energy Policy, External Energy Policy, Oil, Gas, and Energy Efficiency Division, Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy , GermanyChristine Lins, REN21:The year 2014 marks a…

Renewables Energy: How to make it happen? Monday, 10 November 2014 / 10:30-12:30Several studies and initiatives over the years have suggested the possibility and necessity of running regions, countries, if not the entire world on 100%…

fuel subsidies have long been known to be inefficient, encourage wasteful behaviour, and undermine investments in clean energies and climate mitigation efforts. However, despite the 2009 commitment of the G20 to the removal of fossil fuel…

the past decade, renewables have made a huge leap forward, with recent developments outpacing the expectations of most forecasts and scenarios. But despite these advancements, renewables still face the same criticism, outdated facts, and…

The most awaited REN21's GSR2016 video is released! For information on the Global Status Report 2016, please visit

, the integration of renewables has been seen as an addition of another technology to existing energy systems and portfolios. However, simply adding renewables to the existing power market does not work; the system as a whole needs to be…

Panelists in this webinar review energy access work that is underway in Ghana using low-carbon solutions and off-grid renewable technologies. The webinar emphasizes opportunities for business. The panelistsrepresenting government, private…

REN21s Renewables 2013 Global Status Report speaks to the cumulating effect of steady growth in renewable energy markets, support policies and investment over the past years. This webinar presents the report findings with a focus on Africa.

At the CEM7 Action Summit, Arthouros Zervos, Chair of the Renewable Energy Network for the 21st Century, presents REN21s 2016 Renewables Global Status Report.

The two most comprehensive studies on the Solar Heating and Cooling Sector were published in early June 2016: REN21s Renewables 2016 Global Status Report (GSR 2016) and Solar Heat Worldwide from the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling programme…

In collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) REN21 has facilitated the first ever multi-stakeholder engagement between public and private actors in Tbilisi in order to advance sustainable energy

to Boost Renewables Heating and CoolingMonday, 10 November 2014Energy use for heat generation represents about half of global final energy consumption. Today, modern biomass, solar thermal and geothermal meet a small but gradually rising…

The Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) Project was established in 2010 in response to the growing need to improve the energy efficiency of South Africa. UNIDO, along with the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the UK Department of…

This webinar reviews REN21s Renewables 2015 Global Status Report with a focus on its findings as they relate to South East Asia.

consumers and communities are becoming driving forces in the global energy transition towards renewable energy. As pioneers of a renewable future, communities and consumers play an important role in promoting renewable energy. Their…

This webinar explores the Renewables 2015 Global Status Report with a focus on its findings as they relate to heating and cooling.

This webinar reviews REN21s Renewables 2015 Global Status Report with a focus on its findings as they relate to Africa.

This webinarhosted by the Clean Energy Solutions Center and the International Energy Agencyexamined best practices for deploying wind energy. It brought together IEA experts who have led the development of three recent publications: IEA…

Panelists in this webinar describe the landscape for clean innovation in Canada, including the new governments commitments towards transforming to a low-carbon economy and the advantages of the clean technology sector in Canada. They also…

Panelists in this webinar review the status of the market for mini-grids in Nigeria as well as recent developments and the work on clean rural mini-grids done by the Nigerian Energy Support Programme. They also present their projects and…

This webinar explores the key findings of two reports: one on the cumulative effect of steady growth in renewable energy markets, support policies, and investment over the past years and another that details renewable energy market,…

This webinar started the UN Foundation's country-focused webinar series that delves into the state of energy access across different parts of the world. It features the work of some of the most impactful development partners contributing to…

Presenters in this webinar review REN21s newly released Renewables 2016 Global Status Report, explore off-grid renewables and their role in increasing energy access, and discuss the growth of the off-grid sector and the market opportunities…

This webinar begins with an overview of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Centurys (REN21s) newly released Renewables 2016 Global Status Report, and panelists then look at renewables and grid integration. China has ordered…

This webinar features presentations by GIZ, HOMER and the UN Foundation to showcase a catalogue of tools relevant for mini-grid practitioners, and panelists and participants discuss selected tools and their uses in detail.

If President Moon Jae-in's actions are any indication, the days of nuclear power in the Republic of Korea may be numbered.

Professor Brian Cox has verbally sparred with a newly elected Australian politician who believes climate change is a global conspiracy. The British physicist behind BBC's Wonders of the Universe was a guest on the adversarial panel show…

BBC World Service - Changing Climate Change: Politics (Soundtrack)So often climate conferences have ended in chaos and dispute but in the run up to Paris there has been something alien to climate talks - hope. A remarkable number of…

German Ambassador to China Michael Clauss said in an interview with CGTN's Wang Hui that free trade will be on the agenda of the G20 Summit, which is set to be held in Hamburg, Germany from July 7 to 8. Subscribe to us on YouTube: CGTN…

This January, the World Meteorological Organization said that 2015 was the hottest year ever recorded. Now, the organization warns that 2016 is on track to continue breaking temperature records. This means we will face more heat waves,…

Deadlock over climate change between the US and the other nations at the G20 summit appears to have been BBC understands a compromise final closing text has been agreed at the second day of their meeting in to an EU official, the text…

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the Hangzhou G20 Summit for two historic breakthroughs promoting a sustainable development agenda, and China and the US ratifying the UN Framework Convention on climate change.…

On the eve of the G20 Summit, China and the US ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change. French President Francois Hollande hailed the ratification as an "important step" by the two biggest carbon emitters in the world. He said the…

Donald Trump has been promising to bring the nation together since his 2016 presidential campaign. However the divisions appear to have deepened since last years election, pitting not only political rivals, but even US states against each…

Despite sweltering conditions, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Brisbane on day one of the G20 Summit to voice their concerns on a range of issues from climate change to income us on Youtube: for IOS: for Android: us…